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== Famous Freemasons ==
 
== Famous Freemasons ==
 
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*HRH The [[Duke]] of [[Kent]] (b. 1935) Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of England since 1967 (cousin of both [[Queen]] [[Elizabeth II]] and the [[Duke of Edinburgh]])
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Living/active Masons:
*Lord [[Randolph Churchill]] (1849 - 1895)
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*HRH The [[Duke]] of [[Kent]], Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of England since 1967, cousin of both [[Queen]] [[Elizabeth II]] and the [[Duke of Edinburgh]], (1935-)  
*Sir [[Winston Churchill]] (1874 - 1965)  
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*[[Sam Hornish Jr]], 2006 Indianapolis 500 champion, three-time Indy Racing League champion, (1979-)
*[[Cecil Rhodes]] (1852 - 1903)
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*Major [[General]] Sir [[Michael Jeffrey]], [[Governor-General of Australia]], (1937-)
*Sir [[Joseph Banks]] (1744 - 1820)
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*[[Kermit W. Richardson]], National Master (President) - National Grange
*Dr [[Edward Jenner]] (1749 - 1823)
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*[[John Glenn|John H. Glenn]], Pilot, Astronaut and US Senator (1921-)
*Sir [[Alexander Fleming]] (1881 - 1955)  
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Historically well known Masons:
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*Sir [[John J.C Abbott]], [[Prime Minister]] of [[Canada]] (1821-1893)
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*Sir [[Joseph Banks]], naturalist, biologist, explorer (1744 - 1820)
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*[[Frédéric A. Bartholdi]], French sculptor best known for his figure ''Liberty Enlightening the World'', aka the [[Statue of Liberty]], (1834-1904)
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*[[Robert Burns]], Scottish nationalist, poet (1759 - 1796)
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*Lord [[Randolph Churchill]], British statesman (1849 - 1895)
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*Sir [[Winston Churchill]], British politician (1874 - 1965)  
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*Sir [[Arthur Conan Doyle]], author (Sherlock Holmes)) (1859 - 1930)
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*[[W.E.B. DuBois]], Scholar and co-founder of the [[NAACP]] (1868-1963)
 
*[[Geoffrey Fisher]], [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] (1887 - 1972)  
 
*[[Geoffrey Fisher]], [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] (1887 - 1972)  
*[[Robert Burns]] (1759 - 1796)
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*Sir [[Alexander Fleming]], medical doctor (Penicillin) (1881 - 1955)
*Sir [[Walter Scott]] (1771 - 1832)
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*[[Richard J. Gatling]], engineer and inventor (1818-1903)
*[[Anthony Trollope]] (1815 - 1882)
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*Sir [[William S. Gilbert]], poet/libretist (Gilbert and Sullivan) (1836 - 1911)
*Sir [[William S. Gilbert]] (1836 - 1911)
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*Dr [[Edward Jenner]], medical doctor (wound sterilisation) (1749 - 1823)
*Sir [[Arthur Sullivan]] (1842 - 1900)
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*Admiral Ernest J. King, Commander-in-Chief - US Fleet 1941, Chief of Naval Operations 1942-1945, (1878-1956)
*Sir [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] (1859 - 1930)
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*[[Rudyard Kipling]], author (1865 - 1936)
*[[Rudyard Kipling]] (1865 - 1936)
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*[[Charles A. Lindbergh]],  American aviator (1902-1974)
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*General [[Douglas MacArthur]], US Chief of Staff (1880-1964)
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*Dr. [[Parker Paul McKenzie]], Kiowa Indian, linguist, grammarian, educator (1897-1999)
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*[Franz Anton Mesmer]], 'mesmerist' (hypnotist), psychologist (1734-1815)
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*[[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]], musical composer ("The Magic Flute" is considered to contain many Masonic references) (1756-1791)
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*LtGen [[Herman Nickerson]], Jr, USMC, Commander of I-Corps theater of operations in Vietnam
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*Admiral [[Robert E. Peary]], polar explorer (1856-1920)
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*[[Aleksandr Sergeyvich Pushkin]], Russian poet and author (''Boris Gudunov'') (1799-1837)
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*Sir [[Cecil Rhodes]], African entrepreneur (1852 - 1903)
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*Sir [[Walter Scott]], British historical novelist and poet (1771 - 1832)
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*[[Red Skelton]], actor, comedian (1913-1997)
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*[[Joseph Smith]], founder - Mormon Church (1805-1844)
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*Sir [[Arthur Sullivan]], composer (Gilbert and Sullian) (1842 - 1900)
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*[[Anthony Trollope]], British novelist (1815 - 1882)
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*[[Robert Pershing Wadlow]], tallest man on record (1918-1940)
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*Lieutenant General [[George Washington]], US President (1732-1799)
 
*Field Marshal 1st [[Duke of Wellington]] (1769 - 1852)  
 
*Field Marshal 1st [[Duke of Wellington]] (1769 - 1852)  
*[[George Washington]]
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*[[William Charles Wentworth]], Australian explorer and editor of first newspaper in Australia (1790-1872)
*Major [[General]] [[Michael Jeffrey]], [[Governor-General of Australia]]
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*[[Darryl F. Zanuck]], movie maker (1902-1979)
*Sir John J.C Abbott, [[Prime Minister]] of [[Canada]] (1821-1893)
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*Frédéric A. Bartholdi, French sculptor best known for his figure ''Liberty Enlightening the World'', aka the [[Statue of Liberty]], (1834-1904)
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*W.E.B. DuBois, Scholar and co-founder of the [[NAACP]] (1868-1963)
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*Richard J. Gatling, engineer and inventor (1818-1903)
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*John H. Glenn, Pilot, Astronaut and US Senator (1921-)
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*Sam Hornish Jr, 2006 Indianapolis 500 champion, three-time Indy Racing League champion, (1979-)
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*Admiral Ernest J. King, Commander-in-Chief - US Fleet 1941, Chief of Naval Operations 1942-1945, (1878-1956)
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*Charles A. Lindbergh,  American aviator (1902-1974)
      
== Women and Freemasonry ==
 
== Women and Freemasonry ==
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